An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Head of Staging technician to join the multi-award winning precinct at the Mackay Entertainment Convention Centre (MECC).
About the MECC
The Mackay Entertainment Convention Centre (MECC) is a state-of-the art multi-million dollar precinct which provides unique settings for conferences, exhibitions, seminars and banquets. The facility consists of many versatile spaces including a 1090 seat theatre, 100 seat studio space, two plenary halls which when fully extended seats 1800 people, two dedicated foyers, bars, an experimental theatre space, breakout rooms and extensive front-house and backstage facilities. The centre also comfortably accommodates up to 1000 people banquet style.
The Role
The Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre is seeking the services of a permanent fulltime experienced senior staging professional within our technical services department. The Head of Staging position will be responsible for administering all staging operations for the MECC and Events program. In this role, you will be responsible for supervision and training of technical staff and volunteers, as required as well as liaising with venue hirers.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Demonstrated experience working as a mechanist in a theatrical environment
- Great attention to detail and a commitment to safe work practices
- Experience supervising a team with the ability to provide effective direction, guidance and constructive feedback to staff and volunteers
- Current QLD ‘C’ Class Drivers Licence
- As this role provides advice to clients, hirers and the community and supervises staff and volunteers, you must have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
The position is permanent full-time. Applicants must be willing to partake in an any five (5) out of seven (7) roster including weekends and nights.
Mackay Regional Council provides competitive remuneration packages including attractive salary, hours, employee benefits and training and development opportunities. In return for your valued contribution you will be rewarded with;
- Base annual salary from $73,476
- Up to 18% weekly superannuation contribution (conditions apply)
- 4 weeks annual leave with 17.5% leave loading
- May be eligible for salary sacrificing options through Salaris
- Lifestyle benefits program including corporate discounts
- Study and assistance programs for career development
- Learning and development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program
- Active social clubs
Applications Close: 18 July 2019
Interested?
Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume and a brief response to the selection criteria. The selection criteria can be found on the last page of the Position Description, available to be downloaded from the vacancy on Council’s website.
For further information and to apply, visit www.mackay.qld.gov.au/careers now!
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer, where all applicants are treated with fairness and respect and have equal access to all opportunities available. At Mackay Regional Council, diversity is about creating a respectful and inclusive workplace that recognises the unique contributions and perspectives of our employees, working together to deliver extraordinary results.
